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Green Building 02 July 2020
Green Building 02 July 2020
Orientation:
is an important aspect of all
type of construction in Civil
Engineering.with special
reference Green Building
For example
we let the largest part of the building
to face towards the sun then the
area can receive maximum natural
daylight. This is a type of natural
ventilation that is earned without any
power source.
The arrangement of
different parts of a
building in some specific
direction is
called Orientation of a
Building.
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Orientation:
5. Nature of Rainfall:
Humidity affects a building very much.
Therefore, the direction of rainfall
should be assessed.
Orientation OF Rooms
Different rooms of a building require Suitable natural
light.
Some room needs much sunlight while the other needs
less of it.
For example, the drawing room and the common
room need much light whereas the store does not
need much light.
Orientation OF Rooms
In this case, the rotation of the sun has
much importance.
Co-ordination.
There should be a connection between the various parts of a
house to facilitate the residents.
In this connection the following parts should be immensely
related with one another:
(i) There should be much relationship between drawing
room, dining room, kitchen, and pantry.
(ii) There should be much relationship between the
bedroom, bathroom, dressing room, and study room.
(iii) All the parts of a building should be covered through a
passage like a veranda.
This will facilitate to move from one part to the other part
of the building safely in the case of severe rain or hot
sunlight.